Poems by Chandra Prakash Sharma

Poems by Chandra Prakash Sharma

When I Kiss You

When I kiss you,

my whole being is vibrant with the music of

the Alaknanda gushing down the Himalayas

rounding the angularities of my mind

to move in unison with you

passionately eager to mingle

into the oceanic depths of serenity.

When I kiss you,

I feel, I am a butterfly

hopping in joy from flower to flower

colouring my soul in your colour

gathering honey from flower cups

softening my soul in your arms

feeling the bliss of eternity.

Note: Alaknanda is a Himalayan river in the state of Uttarakhand, India that is one of the two headstreams of the Ganges, the major river of Northern India and the holy river of Hinduism. The other headstream, Bhagirathi, which is longer, is the source stream.

The Dawn

With the dawn

the sun emerges

from the dark womb of the Universe

through the golden window of the East

bringing with it the heavenly glow

that bathes the blue sky in its radiant hue.

The soothing shades of light

come with the cool refreshing breeze

gently awake the world

to celebrate the birth of the day,

the birds fly in flocks in search of food

singing sweet song of love and happiness.

The green grass grounds

bedecked with pearly dew,

the colourful flowers

tossing their heads in sprightly dance

in glory of the new born dawn

exuding their fragrant glee.

During my morning walks

in the Baraadri Gardens*

its colour, music, freshness and

fragrant air filtered through trees

oxygenates my age old lungs

for a new decadal race.

Note: Baradari Gardens means the garden with twelve entrances. It was built in a Mughal style in 1876 by Rajinder Singh. Baradari Gardens is in the north of Patiala city and is situated in the outer part of Sheranwala Gate. Baradari Gardens were constructed near the Baradari palace, which was a residence of Emperor Rajinder Singh. He brought rare species of trees and flowers from different places and planted them in this garden. The big fruit trees the Fern House and the Rock Garden show his interest towards nature. Another name of Rajinder Kothi is Baradari Kothi because it is situated near the Baradari Garden. Today, the Baradari Palace is a warehouse of important historical documents.

Chandra Prakash Sharma (b.1941) worked as Head, Department of Economics at M. M. Modi College, Patiala (1970-2001). He was nominated to the Academic Council, the Board of Faculty and the Board of Studies of Punjabi University, Patiala several times during this period. After his retirement he worked as guest faculty at the Punjab School of Management Studies of the University. Prior to this, he was General Manager of International Medical Devices, Gurgaon,  Company manufacturing ophthalmic devices in India that found its market in many countries the world over. He obtained his first Postgraduate Degree in English from the University of Rajasthan as student of Birla College of Arts, Pilani. After working as lecturer in English in a college in Haryana for a couple of years, he took his second Master’s Degree in Economics from Punjabi University, Patiala in 1969, later his Ph.D. in Business Administration from the same University in 1987.

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